2011.11.24 - thursday

  Today we were given the results of the quiz we did earlier this week on monday. We checked each other's results instead of just getting the score. 1e checked by getting the answer keys. We also got a chance to disscuss the results and talk about why it's that way or why it's wrong and right. I think got a pretty good score for a person who was quite confused. My score was 35 out of 40 which means it is a 7 out of 8. Then told some people about this pattern I noticed regarding the sharps and flats. it was the f c g d a e b, and mirrored into b e a d g c f.

Videos

[rondo composition practice]

In the link below, is a video of me practicing my rondo composition. My hand slipped in some parts so that caused some stuttering. I know the notes well and the counting is a bit off so I'm practicing that

http://youtu.be/FSAwO2Ou-1U

[scales and warm ups]

clearly as said on the title.

http://youtu.be/8QXTarrwo1g

[song]

This is a video of me practicing a song. The title is: シェークスピアの忘れ物～エピローグ～ (shakespeare no wasuremono ~epilogue~) performed by wakeshima kanon. The title means shakespeare's forgotten item. I am getting better by practicing

http://youtu.be/MkdOqFFe1Ug

2011.11.21 - monday

  Today we had a surprise quiz. Yes, indeed it was surprising because I completely didn't know about it. Anyway, at least we reviewed a bit before about the topics that we will need to know. Luckily i remembered the rules that apply but I'm a bit confused at some parts. At least I tried to do it, it's not like it was effortless even if i were to get a bad score, at least I tried. It was quite confusing for some of the parts with the base note that has flats and sharps but i understood after a while.... it think. Then, after that if we finished we can go to instrument class.

2011.11.17 - thursday

  Today we entered class and talked about the booklets that were supposed to be given today.
We talked a bit about our booklets and such. Then, some students did not submit their booklets probably because they forgot about it or procrastinated or just got confused about the due dates or something. Then, we reviewed some major minor chords. Then, we also learned about two new types of them called augmented and diminished chords. I understood this lesson, then we went to instrument class.

2011.11.14 - monday

            Today we did a lot but at the same time we did not do a lot. So it's like, each of us practices our music compositions one by one going to the front but everyone else also was practicing. Then, we were given feedback on our performances. Well for me i got the notes right but then i wasn't really paying attention to the counting so I guess that was my big flaw. After that we went to our respective instrument classes and during instrument class i tried out my rondo composition again.

Indonesia Pusaka Singing Assessment Practice

Here is a video where I am singing, practicing for the music assessment where we were told to sing a traditional indonesian patriotic song called indonesia pusaka.

Click this link under watch (because this video is set to private)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEoC5ZTtAGA

2011.11.10 - thursday

Today in music class, we submitted our compositions. We stuck the printed hard copy version of the composition into what you might call the assessment booklet. In that booklet we had to write down our reflections; what our songs were about and how we done it, then we also wrote about what we thought about our songs. We also needed to write down what we have learned from this lesson. Then, after that we had to submit our soft copies but too bad, mine didn't work because i downloaded the trial for the Finale 2012 program for mac and it could not be opened. This was because the finale that the teacher gave me was corrupted. So in the end I had to just submit it later on in a PDF file. Then we were told that we had to do some kind of booklet for another assessment. I  decided to just send the file to mr herry's email, that way it's more convenient since I have to go home straight tomorrow. I told mr John to pass on the message to him.

videos

http://youtu.be/1-S7bqz5a7Y
http://youtu.be/PlnoLMTMrXM
http://youtu.be/kqa_6-Rj6a0
http://youtu.be/in5oNWCMgN0
http://youtu.be/Oz52wk7L8fU

2011.11.7 - monday

Today we were given the term 2 unit planner for the 9th graders. We discussed what we were supposed to do according to the schedule this week. It says that we need to submit finale by the end of this week. Then we discussed our results regarding the singing assessment. I got an 8 out of 10 and so i guess that's okay, but i'm going to re do it just in case i can do better. I mean hey, at least I tried. Then we went to our respective instrument classes.

2011.11.3 - monday

Today was the day where we had the singing assessment. It took some time before we actually started the assessment. We did warm ups but it was kind of useless to me because mr john set the instrumental that is suited for the boy's voices it was freakishly low so i found it hard to even sing with them in the warm up. Then, we received the assessment booklet for us to fill up. I filled in half before the assessment and half afterwards. Then we had to sing one by one and find the suitable pitch to sing to. Later on we had instrument class.

2011.10.31 - monday

Today we wrote our compositions and we finalized them on the final paper that is going to be submitted. However they only had the the paper with the G clef and i needed a bass clef so oh well i just crossed the G clef symbol and replaced it with the bass clef symbol. Then we talked about using finale to finalize it. Then after that we pasted the screen grabs on the MDW and then we had to submit them later. Then in the end of the lesson we practiced indonesia pusaka.

2011.10.27 - thursday

today we reviewed minor scales. We were told that we would be having a little quiz about chords but only orally. So before that we reviewed together as a class and talked about what we have learned so far. We were questioned about major 7 chords. Then today we were told that we need to take screen grabs of pictures from our blogs to print, cut out, then paste on our MDW. Then later on the class was told we would have a singing assessment again next week but this time we need to sing an indonesian song. Today  we also showed the results of our compositions finished as a draft only though. We're going to sing indonesia pusaka.

2011.10.24 - monday

Today we continued on each of our own compositions. I made my ABACA already but only the main themes and i haven't made the variation of it and such. I need to extend it so i did it today. Then each of us who are done with all the eight bars for the first line, which is A, were told to write it on the board and then play it as a sample. We heard each others' compositions but only roughly. Mr John is absent today. Mr Herry told us about John Cake, a composer who made a song with all rests in the song which sounds like kind of a joke but in fact it's a reality and it's seriously a song.